The Irish standard., 1887-06-18

create uneaslness Or anxiety" Next
comes another county also bordering
upon yours, the Queens county, Sc large
a district Of which has recently been
made scene Of such cruel devastation
and Of the Queens county Baron
Dowse, undeterred by the known pre-
JUDGES Of the grand Jurors whom he was
addressing, before the most emphatic
testimony chat in all the record before
him whether of detected or even of
merely reported crimes, there was moth
ing to be found of All exceptional
character; nothing disclosing con-
spiracy against law and order; nothing.
in fact, to detract from the character of
the county, which lie went so far as to
describe as Every peaceful;" nothing, as
he said, but what must be expected i'll
SO large a community while human
nature is what it is. You have, [ regret
to see, been deprived, by a sadlysud
death, Of the services Of your solitary
county member But how forcibiy
could he not have pleaded, how forcibly
cannot the able and eloquent members
for so many Of our other Irish counties
and cities plead, in sustainn1ents, at
all events CT amendments il the
forms Of the House Of Commons will
admit OF them, excepting their constl-
tuencies: one by one, from the operation
of this most baseless and most SANDER
Gus law. 1t is not, indeed, to be hoped
for that the voice Of truth and Justice
can prevail, now that, without even the
opportunity of protest, it can relent-
lessly and ruthlessly, be siIenced. But
there is no reason at al! events why that
voice should not be raised. In this case
it cannot be silenced without silelcing
also the calm, judicial utterances Of
the authorized representatives Of tlie
majesty Of the law, the highest magis-
trates Of the land. The triumph of a
policy brought about by such device as
this most assured}y cannot be Of long
Duration In the meantime, you will
await with patience, yet surely not
in negligent but in energetic
watchfuIaess-so far as any free
dom of public action may remain to
you within the operation Of this relent-
less cnds--you Will await with patience,
and, if may use your own noble words,
with fortitude, and constancy, and
stern resolve to endure repression and
calumny and hard usage secure in the
justlce.of your cause, and confident IN
the wisdom and fidelity Of your leaders,
hoping On and struggling on, until after
a little time, as Providence may oroain,
your day Of triumph will dawn, when
you will know how to return good for
evil, to pardon your enemies, and to
prove yourselves to all who have sympa
thized with you in those days Of passing
darkness, worthy OF the Christian and
Catholic traditions Of CAR Irish nation.
Mr., Michael O. Rejlly then read ali a1
dress from the Carlow, Tinryland and
Bennekerry branch OF The Irish National
League. in which the thanks OF the
members were conveyed to his grace for
$50 often silencing our country's SIAN
derers - Ills grace replied: Mr.. Presi
dent and members Of the Carlow. Tin
ry!and and Bennekerry branch of the
Irish National League, I feel confident
that. having spoken at such length upon
the question which just now is Of such
especial and, indeed all-absorbing in
terest to the members Of your great con-
stitutional organization, you will not
expect OF NE that should now do much
more than briefly express my thanks to
you as wish to do with the most CRATE
full feelings for your special kindness in
coming to me to-day with this welcome
Of your own I will, then, with your
permission, refer but to one passage OF
your address--a paragraph which, as II
happens, claims from me to-day a word
of special notice. You refer, and thank
you for it. to the efforts that on more
than one recent occasion | have felt it
nv duty to make, for the siIencing OF
our country's sIanderers, and more
especially for the exposure of theshame-
less system OF open lying to which our
enemies have at length been driven to
have recourse as last and forlorn hope
in their final assault upon the i'm
pregnable stronghold of Irish nation
ality. You must have noticed that this
system OF giving currency to utterly
baseless statements, detrimental, or
to be detrimental, to the cause
of Ireland, finds it's most frequent op-
por,unities for expression in the letters
of the Roman correspondents of certain
daily London newspapers. More. than
once have thought it Iight-to notice
the mendacious statements thus put in
and SO far as they had refer
ence. as they very frequently had refer
ence, to myself, to give them the amplest
and the most absolute contradiction.
have, indeed, taken it as principle
following in this the wise example of
your trusted political leader, Mr.. Par
neil-never to take notice of any state
raent, however slanderous it may be,